Poulton-le-Fylde railway station
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| Location | |
| Place | Poulton-le-Fylde |
| Local authority | Wyre |
| Coordinates | 53°50′54″N 2°59′26″W / 53.8484°N 2.9906°WCoordinates: 53°50′54″N 2°59′26″W / 53.8484°N 2.9906°W |
| Operations | |
| Station code | PFY |
| Managed by | Northern Rail |
| Number of platforms | 2 |
| Live arrivals/departures and station information from National Rail Enquiries |
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| Annual rail passenger usage | |
| 2004/05 * | 0.301 million |
| 2005/06 * |  0.321 million |
| 2006/07 * | 0.339 million |
| 2007/08 * | 0.365 million |
| 2008/09 * | 0.384 million |
| 2009/10 * | 0.392 million |
| History | |
| 15 July 1840 | Original station opened |
| 1896 | New station on realigned route |
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| * Annual estimated passenger usage based on sales of tickets in stated financial year(s) which end or originate at Poulton-le-Fylde from Office of Rail Regulation statistics. Please note: methodology may vary year on year. | |
Poulton-le-Fylde railway station serves the town of Poulton-le-Fylde in Lancashire, England. It is managed by Northern Rail, but also served by First TransPennine Express.
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[edit] History
The original station was about 400 yards (400 m) north-east of the current location, at “The Breck”.[1] The railway to the fishing town of Fleetwood passed along a straight line east of the town. From 1846, there was a junction to Blackpool just north of the station, with tight connecting curves facing either way. In 1893 a fatal accident occurred when a train took the curve too fast.[2][3] Subsequently, in 1896, the tracks were realigned to follow a much gentler westward curve to Blackpool, with the new station half way along the curve. The Fleetwood branch then curved to the east to rejoin the original alignment. The old station continued to be used as a goods station until 1968.[4]
Passenger services to Fleetwood were discontinued during railway restructuring in 1970, although a freight service continued to the ICI plant at Burn Naze Halt until 1999. The line is still extant, albeit in a rusty and overgrown state. Since June 2006, there have been plans to restore the passenger rail link to Fleetwood via Thornton; a £30,000 feasibility study will need to be undertaken to explore the re-instatement of the link and the addition of a third platform at Poulton-le-Fylde.[5]
[edit] Services
The station is now served by trains to and from Blackpool North and towards Manchester Piccadilly and Manchester Airport; Manchester Victoria; York via Blackburn and Leeds; and Liverpool Lime Street. All southbound routes have a basic hourly frequency, although Liverpool trains only call during the morning peak.
Sundays see hourly services to Manchester Airport, Manchester Victoria & Liverpool Lime Street and two-hourly to York. The station is also served by a single DalesRail service to Carlisle via Settle during the summer months.
[edit] Notes
- ^ Mitchell & Hartley, p.59
- ^ Welch, p.27
- ^ Suggitt, p.38
- ^ Suggitt, pp.37–38
- ^ "£30,000 feasibility study for Poulton to Fleetwood line could go ahead". Railway Herald (239): p. 15. 2010-09-20. http://archive.railwayherald.com/Issue239.pdf. Retrieved 2010-09-21.
[edit] References
- Mitchell, L. & Hartley, S. (2005) Lancashire Historic Town Survey—Poulton-le-FyldePDF (19.1 MiB), Lancashire County Council Environment Directorate, accessed 30 October 2007
- Suggitt, G. (2003, revised 2004) Lost Railways of Lancashire, Countryside Books, Newbury, ISBN 1 85306 801 2
- Welch, M.S. (2004) Lancashire Steam Finale, Runpast Publishing, Cheltenham, ISBN 1 870754 61 1
[edit] External links
| Maps showing Poulton-le-Fylde (old) Station |
| Vision of Britain —select 19th Century: OS 1st Series |
| OS 1:2500 Map on MARIO (about 1892) |
| OS 1:10000 Map on MARIO (about 1848) |
| Other maps |
- Train times and station information for Poulton-le-Fylde railway station from National Rail
- Blackpool & Fylde Rail Users’ Association—Poulton, accessed 17 October 2007
- Poulton & Wyre Railway Society, working towards restoring the passenger rail link to Fleetwood.
